Thousands of officers were deployed to cover the four-day trip in the largest mobilisation since the 2011 riots.
The police operation for Donald Trump’s visit to the UK is estimated to have cost nearly £18 million, it has emerged.
Thousands of officers were deployed to cover the four-day trip in the largest mobilisation since the 2011 riots.
She said: “Nearly every force supported the operation with nearly 10,000 officers deployed from all over the country, performing over 26,000 shifts.
“The full cost of the operation is still being worked out but an early estimate is nearly £18 million.”
Ms Thornton said all forces reported “high demand” at the time of the visit in July, which coincided with increased demand and calls linked to the World Cup, hot weather and numerous events and festivals.
The senior officer added: “These demands affected local policing to differing degrees across the country with the host forces most impacted.
“The majority of forces had to cancel officers’ rest days and extend the length of their shifts.
“Despite the challenges, the hard work of officers and staff made sure that the public were kept safe throughout.”
Making his first visit to the UK as President, Mr Trump held talks with Prime Minister Theresa May and met the Queen at Windsor Castle, before travelling to Scotland where he played golf at his family’s Turnberry resort.
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The police operation for Donald Trump’s visit to the UK is estimated to have cost nearly £18 million, it has emerged.
Thousands of officers were deployed to cover the four-day trip in the largest mobilisation since the 2011 riots.
Sara Thornton, who chairs the National Police Chiefs’ Council, said it was a “significant operation” with the US President visiting four force areas and protests taking place in many others.Police chiefs were updated on the impact of the UK visit by US President Donald Trump at Chief Constables' Council in Cardiff last week. 10,000 officers were deployed performing over 26,000 shifts. More details on CC Sara Thornton's blog. ➡️ https://t.co/QYKDqcqmxM pic.twitter.com/DpUYSNSCLb— NPCC (@PoliceChiefs) October 11, 2018
She said: “Nearly every force supported the operation with nearly 10,000 officers deployed from all over the country, performing over 26,000 shifts.
“The full cost of the operation is still being worked out but an early estimate is nearly £18 million.”
Ms Thornton said all forces reported “high demand” at the time of the visit in July, which coincided with increased demand and calls linked to the World Cup, hot weather and numerous events and festivals.
The senior officer added: “These demands affected local policing to differing degrees across the country with the host forces most impacted.
“The majority of forces had to cancel officers’ rest days and extend the length of their shifts.
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| Demonstrators in Trafalgar Square during protests against the visit |
“Despite the challenges, the hard work of officers and staff made sure that the public were kept safe throughout.”
Making his first visit to the UK as President, Mr Trump held talks with Prime Minister Theresa May and met the Queen at Windsor Castle, before travelling to Scotland where he played golf at his family’s Turnberry resort.
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